Dassault Aviation

Dassault Aviation is a French aircraft manufacturer that designs and builds military aircraft, business jets and space systems, mainly the Rafale fighter and the Falcon family of business jets. It was created by Marcel Dassault after World War II and is the main company of the Dassault Group. Since 1965 nearly 2,600 Falcons have been delivered, and more than 2,200 remain in service in over 90 countries.

Products

• Falcon 10X, the new flagship, which has made its first flight
• Falcon 8X and Falcon 6X long range business jets
• Falcon 900LX and Falcon 2000LXS
• Falcon multi-mission versions for government and special missions
• Pre-owned Falcon sales
• Rafale fighter, plus partnerships in Europe's Next Gen Fighter and the nEUROn unmanned aircraft program

Support and services

Falcon owners are supported by a network of factory-owned and authorized service centers. Dassault runs 15 spares distribution centers holding more than $900 million in Falcon parts, a Falcon Command Center with GoTeams for AOG events, and the FalconCare maintenance cost program. Crew and maintenance training is delivered with CAE, FlightSafety International and Aircare FACTS.

Company facts

• First Falcon, then the Mystère 20, flew in 1963
• Falcon 7X introduced digital fly-by-wire to business jets in 2001
• Group companies include Dassault Falcon Jet USA, Dassault Falcon Service, Dassault Aviation Business Services, ExecuJet MRO Services and Sogitec
• Dassault Falcon Service Mérignac marked ten years in 2026
• Head office in Saint-Cloud, France